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tāpōrena

1. (loan) (noun) tarpaulin.

Kīhai māua i mahara ki te tāpōrena hei hīpoki i ngā taputapu, i whakaaroa he raumati, ā, e kore te ua e nui mai. / We did not consider tarpaulins to cover the equipment thinking it was summer and it would not rain much.

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2. (loan) (noun) raincoat, oilskin.

Hei ngā pō ka whakatuwheratia e au taku hamarara, ka unuhia ōku pūtu, ka kuhua aku waewae ki roto o te pēke, ka tāpatu ai i taku tinana ki te kākahu, ki waho ko taku tāpōrena (TP 8/1908:8). / At night I would open my umbrella, take off my boots, put my legs into the bag, then cover my body with the garment with my raincoat outside that.

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Synonyms: koti ua

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